... of clarification. When referring to "free agents," I will be using the term as it relates to the current system of free agency that was instituted in 1993. As such, you will not be seeing names such as Russ Francis, Matt Millen, or Roy Foster. Technically, though, I suppose they were free agents. Francis had retired from football and the Raiders had summarily cut Millen. Francis’ story, at any rate, deserves a mention As you may recall, Francis had retired from football after playing for the New England Patriots for five years. He was working as a commentator for ABC at the Pro Bowl in Hawaii and ran into none other than Bill Walsh. Walsh convinced Francis that there was only one time in your life that you could play football and that...

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